2020 has been a year that we won’t soon forget. For many of us travelers, we had to cancel, reschedule or totally change up our travel plans. However, that means that your traveling loved ones will probably love + appreciate these thoughtful gifts even more this year! Without further ado, I give you For the Love of Wanderlust’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for travelers!
Gifts for Hikers
Annual National Park Pass – This is one of my very favorite gift options, especially for my U.S. readers! This pass gets you into every national park in the country for one year. A year of adventure is sure to be a gift they’ll remember.
Teva Sandals – I’m pretty sure that these have been on every gift list I’ve ever created. I wear them all the time and I even converted Matt into a Teva-lover a few years ago.
Apple Watch – Last year, Matt got me an Apple Watch for Christmas and I love it even more than I thought I would. I especially love it for tracking my hikes – mileage, altitude and my health stats within our hikes.
100 Hikes of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Scenic Trails – This book details 100 of the world’s most beautiful trails, varying in length. This is one of the things on m Christmas list this year and it’s sure to inspire any hiker.
Gifts for Travelers with An Upcoming Trip
Luggage Tags – I love luggage tags. For one thing, they’re a great way to accessorize your luggage, but also they make it easier to identify your luggage while traveling.
Gift Card for Get Your Guide – Get Your Guide is your one-stop shop for booking day trips, city tours and even tickets ahead of time! We use them frequently while traveling!
Rice Love Backpack – I am obsessed with my Rice Love Bag. Not only is it a freakishly cute day pack for adventures, but it also gives back! Each purchase donates a kilo of rice to a family in need in India.
Guide Book – I’m still old school to some degree. Obviously, my fellow travel bloggers are my go-to for trip planning, but I also love purchasing a guide book because they tend to have multiple authors and years of editions that they’ve updated.
Eagle Creek Packing Cubes – Eagle Ridge Packing Cubes are lifesavers. I swear by them and have converted many people to them. They’re especially great for backpacking because it means you don’t have to unpack everything to get to one thing, but it also helps to keep your suitcase organized as well.
CBD Products – These are really great for people with travel anxieties, trust me there are more of us out there than you think with travel anxieties. High Falls Hemp has a wonderful selection of vegan, non-GMO hemp products for you to choose from: chapsticks, topical oils and even gummies, I love the pomegranate gummies! They have awesome gift packs or you can pick some up as stocking stuffers.
Carry-On Cocktail Kit – If your loved one is a nervous flyer, this carry-on cocktail will be a much-loved gift. These kits include all but the “hard stuff” for making two delicious cocktails in-flight. Yes, they’re TSA approved.
Phone Camera Lens – Your traveling loved one would probably love the lenses that up their iPhone (or whatever phone you use)photo game! These are inexpensive but will make for unforgettable travel memories.
Adventure Fund – I love these adventure fund jars. I have one in my living room and we add change or stray ones that happen to be in our pockets and purses. It’ll help motivate the traveler in your life to continue saving for their trip. A nice touch would be to throw a little random cash down in there to jump start their savings, even if it’s just a few dollars.
Gifts to Inspire Travel
Baggage: Confessions of a Globe Trotting Hypochondriac – Jeremy Leon Hance’s book will inspire you to travel, even if it isn’t always comfortable to get outside your comfort zone. Overcoming crippling anxiety and OCD (both things I can relate to) he finds that travel is worth the work and takes you on a raw, adventurous journey you’re sure to enjoy!
The Bucket List Photo Book – Who doesn’t love an epic coffee table book filled with photos of all the places that you should see? This book filled with stunning photos is sure to inspire the traveler in your life.
One Year Off – This is a book I picked up while traveling and I found it so inspiring! David Elliot Cohen takes his family on a 16-month RTW adventure which left me having all those #parentgoals.
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure – This is one of my favorite travelogues of all time. This book follows Sarah MacDonald’s journey to spiritual + religious self discovery after following the love of her life to India. This book will give you all the feels and is especially perfect for those interested in India or Eastern Religion.
Where to Drink Coffee – For the traveling coffee lover in your family, this book will highlight 600 of the world’s best spots across 50 countries to discover.
Gifts to Help People Remember Their Travels
Scratch World Map – I love my scratch map. It’s a ritual now when I visit a new country to get to come home and scratch off a new destination.
Scratch National Park Map – This is actually on my own Christmas list this year. I love my US National Parks and want to visit all of them eventually! This will be a fun way to curate those memories.
Travel Journal – Travel journals are a must for me for every single trip. Even if it’s just a few notes scribbled here and there, they make for wonderful treasures to look back on year after year.
Shutterfly Gift Card – Shutterfly is my favorite site to use to create amazing photo books of my adventures. Your travel collector will love them too!
Stocking Stuffers for Travelers
Reusable Water Bottle – Every traveler needs a reusable water bottle. Many airports now offer filtered water and they even make water bottles that will filter water for you!
Eye Mask – I underestimated how much eye masks come in handy while traveling. They’re perfect if you’re going to a Scandinavian destination in the summer, flights and hostel dorms.
Travel Shampoo Pouch and/or Shampoo Bars – I love J.R. Liggett’s shampoo bars. My search for a shampoo bar I loved for travel turned into something I use every single day.
Portable Charger – I cannot tell you how many times I’ve used my portable charger while traveling! This is an ultimate stocking stuffer!
Travel Themed Accessories – I love my travel-themed jewelry that have been gifted to me over the years. They bring me so much joy when I wear them.
Reusable Tote Bag – I use my reusable tote bag while traveling all the time! I love the ones that fold into themselves, which would make an amazing stocking stuffer!
Waterproof Phone Case – There have been so many times that this would come in so handy! These phone cases are perfect for lakes, waterfalls, or even spots like the Blue Lagoon in Iceland.
Travel Coloring Book – Especially these days with less travel with extra time on ours hands, coloring is a great way to occupy ourselves. So, why not color in destinations across the world with one of these coloring books?
Gifting A Taste of Travel
Cafe Britt Coffee – This has been on my Christmas list the last two years. Stacey and I took their coffee tour and I fell in love with their coffee. Have a traveling coffee lover in your family? This Costa Rican coffee is sure to itch that scratch. (My favorite of theirs is the Tres Ríos!)
Bokksu – Authentic Japanese Snack and Candy Subscription – This box can be purchased once or as a subscription. It’s super popular and full of interesting and unique treats from Japan!
Any one of these 32 items are sure to wow the traveler in your life this holiday season!
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